Charles River Recovery·Weston, Massachusetts
The Recovery Counselor provides direct clinical support to patients through 1-to-1 sessions, group facilitation, and recovery-oriented activities. They collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure a safe therapeutic environment and maintain accurate patient documentation.
The Recovery Counselor provides support to enhance the quality of patient care by working directly with the patients in a treatment setting and collaboratively as a member of the program’s multi-disciplinary team. The Recovery Counselor is responsible for collaborating with the CSS clinical team with direct clinical patient care by providing support and guidance to patients to promote engagement and continuity of care. Working in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, the Recovery Counselor will help provide a safe and therapeutic treatment experience for the patients served.
Demonstrates concern for meeting internal and external customers’ needs in a manger that provides satisfaction for the customer within the resources that can be made available.
Works effectively with and through others including those whom there is no formal authority over.
Coordinates the diverse components of the project by balancing scope, time, cost, and quality.
Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
Work
Environment: May work in a variety of environments including professional offices, clinics, hospitals, or out-patient facilities. They spend much of their time on their feet, actively working with patients.
Physical
Demands: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.
A high school diploma is required, while an associate degree in behavioral health science and LADC or CADC certification are highly preferred. Candidates must have at least one year of experience in substance use treatment or a closely related field.
Market context
In Massachusetts, recovery counselor openings are often tied to ongoing demand for substance use treatment and behavioral health support. This role is competitive because employers typically look for a high school diploma, prefer an associate degree in behavioral health science, and value LADC or CADC certification plus related experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save research time, and tailor your application to highlight treatment experience and any credential progress.
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